Myiasis by Philornis spp. (Diptera: Muscidae) in Dendroica castanea (Aves: Parulidae) in Panama

We report the parasitism of an unidentified species of Philornis, extracted from juvenile Dendroica castanea that was collected from Pipeline Road of the Soberania National Park of Panama. This finding is unusual, because Philornis spp. Parasitizes nested chicks, not birds with flight capacity. In t...

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Published in:Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad
Main Authors: Jorge Moisés Herrera Rodríguez, Sergio Eduardo Bermúdez Castillero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2012-09-01
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Online Access:https://revista.ib.unam.mx/index.php/bio/article/view/1262